Senior Technical Animator (12 Month FTC)

Rocksteady Studios is looking to add to its family of world-class staff and are seeking an exceptionally talented Technical Animator who is ready for the challenge of producing our next unannounced AAA title. Key Responsibilities

• Report to Lead Technical Animator, keeping them informed of daily/weekly progress.
• Maintain, improve and create in-house animation and rigging pipelines and toolsets.
• Coach non-senior members in new tools, knowledge and alternative effective ways of working to further improve group skillsets and knowledge base.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Technical

• Unreal 4 experience.
• Knowledge of Motion Builder and 3ds Max
• Experience writing tools in Python for a variety of programs.
• Meticulous working methods and well organised.
• Skill with cloth, physics and ragdoll setups.
• Any Knowledge of the following is a bonus:
• Motion Builder
• ORSDK
• 3ds Max SDK.
• Maxscript
• C++
• Maya:
• Mel
• PyMel

Skills

• The ability to consistently rig/skin complex models and animation setups to a high level with as few iterations as possible.
• An excellent working knowledge of Motion Builder and 3ds Max (2015 and above).
• An excellent working knowledge of Python
• An excellent working knowledge of Maxscript and dotNet libraries to create toolsets to support rigging solutions.
• Able to work well on their own as well as a part of the larger team.
• Self-motivated to learn new techniques and methods.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Capable of writing detailed documentation.
• Exceptional eye for detail.
• Strong animation background.

Benefits

• The studio closes between Xmas and New Year (Discretionary)
• Tons of studio clubs to help you get to know people:
• Comic book, Wargaming, Board games, Homebrewing, Chess, New Parents, Photography, Film nights
• Yoga 5x per week at lunchtimes in our mocap room.
• Football 2x per week at lunchtimes.
• Life Drawing 1x per week in the evening
• World-class training speakers hosted on-site.
• Monthly team meals/outings.
• On-site subsidised Masseuse.
• Invites to WB films in their London private cinema before their release date.
• State of the art office with the entire 190+ dev team in 1 open-plan room.
• Free vending machine snacks, fruit, juices and soft drinks.
• Game and Book library.